With Furtado, who has just returned to the city after the Christmas holidays, 17 Olbia players have been called up for the match against Albalonga, which will open the 2026 season and the second half of the season in the Whites' Serie D championship tomorrow at the Nespoli.

Buschiazzo and Islam are absent, on special leave until Epiphany, while Cubeddu is available again after his injury. Fresh from the departure of coach Giancarlo Favarin, struggling with poor results and undergoing a management transition, Olbia faces a difficult but not impossible challenge against an opponent who boasts five points more in the standings, yet has only collected two points in their last five matches.

A strong focus and the desire to start again with a strong result will make the difference, especially since it would take very little to escape the play-off zone, where the Gallura team slipped into at the halfway point with 19 points.

Goalkeeping coach Fabrizio Carafa will take the bench tomorrow, having led the training sessions since Favarin's departure on Tuesday following the mutual termination of his contract, which expired in June. The first leg in Rome ended 1-1, with Olbia leading in the first half through Marrazzo, who was then equalized in the second half by Coquin, and Lazio captain Bensaja missing a penalty to make it 0-1.

The teams take to the field at 2:30 p.m.: at the Nespoli Stadium, referee Andrea Augello of the Agrigento section will be in charge; assistants will be Dario Fantaccione of Cinisello Balsamo and Matteo Domenico Varacalli of Locri.

The summoned

Goalkeepers: Viscovo, S. Perrone.

Defenders: Cubeddu, Congiu, Moretti, M. Perrone, Putzu.

Midfielders: Biancu, Cabrera, Fiorletta, Mameli, Saggia.

Forwards: Cassitta, Deiana Testoni, Furtado, Marrazzo, Ragatzu.

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